Terrorists recruiting on net via Facebook
RADICAL British Jihadist groups are using Facebook and other social networking sites to recruit members and distribute extremist literature.
A private Facebook group called Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama'ah, the name of a successor organisation to the banned extremist group Al Muhajiroun, has been operating since early 2007.
The Facebook group has links posted to extremist literature by the jailed radical preachers Abu Hamza al-Misri and Abu Qutada calling for the waging of armed jihad against the British and American governments. There is also literature demanding the expulsion of any Muslim who votes in elections or "provides assistance" to the 'kuffar', or non-believer.
By revolting here I mean armed revolt. This is because this will pave the way for sedition and indiscipline. As a result, perhaps blood might be shed, people might be killed, and houses and property might be destroyed."
This toolset provides groups like Al-Qaw-eda methods to securely transmit and wipe their files. Not that they haven’t had such tools in the past, but a second edition toolset demonstrates a software development lifecycle with some level of sophistication and planning.
Would-be suicide bomber held with explosives in Hyderabad
Police have arrested a would-be suicide bomber belonging to the banned Jihadi outfit Tanzeem-ul-Jihad with 14-kg explosive material and a suicide vest, from a local hotel here on Saturday, foiling the militants’ plan to carry out terrorist attacks on the polling day in the district.
"Muhammad Islam alias Mujahid Islam of the Tanzeem-ul-Jihad, resident of Tando Adam, District Sanghar, has been arrested from a local hotel at 1:30 am, along with weapons and explosives," District Police Officer (DPO), Hyderabad, Imran Shaukat, said while addressing a news conference at his office. He said that the accused was arrested on a tip off and the police had recovered 14-kg explosive material, one rifle, one pistol, several bullets, one toy pistol, 14 fake arms licenses, two fake driving licenses, two cell phones and Jihadi literature from his possession. He said that the accused was staying at a local hotel without a national identity card (NIC).